Weight gauge



June 29 1926. 1,590,544

G. H. PETERSEN WEIGHT GAUGE Filed Sept. 19, 1925 Patented June 29, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. PETERSEN, OF VISALIA, CALIFORNIA.

WEIGHT GAUGE.

Application filed September 19, 1923. Serial No. 663,589.

My invention is an improved load indi- A horizontal plate is securedbetween the cator, particularly applicable to automobile frame 1 bymeans of clamps 6 and 7 secured trucks. to the end thereof. Anindicating finger 8 Most States have a law which prohibits is adjustablysecured to the plate 5, this 5 trucks using the highways if they weighadjustment comprising a J-shaped bolt 9 above a specified amount. It isalways inwhich is adapted to enter holes 10 in said convenient andsometimes impossible for finger. A sleeve 11 is secured to the frametruck drivers to drive upon scales to deter- 3 and has a slot 12 formedtherein in mine the weight of their machine when which slot a pointer 13is adapted to enter.

10 loaded. The weight of the machine being The finger 8 is adapted toreciprocate within constant the amount of depression of the the sleeve11, and the pointer 13 is posisprings will give an accurate indicationof tioned over the rear surface of said sleeve. the load carried in thebody. It is readily seen that a suitable mark The object of my inventionis to provide may be placed upon the SlGPNB 11, which 5 15 an indicatorwhich will show the amount indicates the maximum load, i. e., the maxiofdepression of the springs and consequentmum depression of the springs,which the ly indicate the load in the body. truck will stand.

Another object of my invention is to pro- Any desired scale orgraduations may be vide an indicator which is simple in conplaced uponthe sleeve 11 to indicate various 55 struction, inexpensive -tomanufacture, and loadings of the truck.

efiicient in operation. Having described my invention, I claim:

In the annexed drawing in which my in- A vehicle attachment comprisingan arvention is illustrated, I have shown the precuate element, securedto the rear axle hous- 'ferred form, but it may also be embodied ing ofthe vehicle on opposite sides of the 60 in other forms, and in thisapplication, I differential housing so as to extend upwarddesire tocover my invention in whatever ly, a transverse element bridginglongiform it may be embodied. tudinal frame members of the vehicle andFigure 1 1s a rear View of my indicator disposed vertically abOXB thearcuate elein position on a truck. ment and two telescoping membershaving 65 Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the their free endssecured to the said two eleline 2-2 of Figure 1. ments, one of thetelescoping members hav- Referring more particularly to the drawing apointer projecting through and riding ing, numeral 1 indicates truckframe, and in a longitudinal slot in the other element. 2 the rear axleof the truck. An arcuate In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 70 frame3 is secured to the rear axle by means ture.

of U bolts H, or any other suitable means. GEORGE H. PETERSEN.

